ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Human Sperm as an In Vitro Model to Assess the Efficacy of Antioxidant Supplements during Sperm Handling: A Narrative Review.
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- Natural Antioxidants Enhance Post-Thaw Sperm Quality and Fertilization Performance in Javaen Barb (Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Caffeic Acid Supplementation on Human Sperm Against In Vitro-Induced Oxidative Stress: Nrf2 Molecular Pathway.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Normozoospermic seminal fluid extracellular vesicles could ameliorate adverse effects of freeze-thaw in oligoasthenoteratospermia men.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Human sperm as an in vitro toxicity model: a versatile tool for assessing the risk of environmental contaminants.Archives of toxicology · 2025Article
- Addition of Chlorogenic Acid to Human Semen: Effects on Sperm Motility, DNA Integrity, Oxidative Stress, andAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Potential Effect of Bualuang (WhiteLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Antioxidants in Male and Animal Reproduction: Applications and Critical Issues.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Redox Homeostasis and Nrf2-Regulated Mechanisms Are Relevant to Male Infertility.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Strategies for Bacterial Eradication from Human and Animal Semen Samples: Current Options and Future Alternatives.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Spermatozoa are highly differentiated cells that produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to aerobic metabolism. Below a certain threshold, ROS are important in signal transduction pathways and cellular physiological processes, whereas ROS overproduction damages spermatozoa. Sperm manipulation and preparation protocols during assisted reproductive procedures-for example, cryopreservation-can result in excessive ROS production, exposing these cells to oxidative damage. Thus, antioxidants are a relevant topic in sperm quality. This narrative review focuses on human spermatozoa as an in vitro model to study which antioxidants can be used to supplement media. The review comprises a brief presentation of the human sperm structure, a general overview of the main items of reduction-oxidation homeostasis and the ambivalent relationship between spermatozoa and ROS. The main body of the paper deals with studies in which human sperm have been used as an in vitro model to test antioxidant compounds, including natural extracts. The presence and the synergic effects of different antioxidant molecules could potentially lead to more effective products in vitro and, in the future, in vivo.
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